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PoshRSJob 1.7.4.4

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Provides an alternative to PSjobs with greater performance and less overhead to run commands in the background, freeing up the console.

Be sure to check out and contribute to the Wiki!

Download and install PoshRSJob from the PowerShellGallery using PowerShell:

Install-Module -Name PoshRSJob

Download the latest release (1.7.4.4)

https://github.com/proxb/PoshRSJob/releases/download/1.7.4.4/PoshRSJob.zip

More information and examples here: http://learn-powershell.net/2015/04/19/latest-updates-to-poshrsjob/

Older post with some legacy examples found here: http://learn-powershell.net/2015/03/31/introducing-poshrsjob-as-an-alternative-to-powershell-jobs/

Now working on Linux/MacOS with PowerShell Core!

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Examples

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$Test = 'test'
$Something = 1..10
1..5|start-rsjob -Name {$_} -ScriptBlock {
        [pscustomobject]@{
            Result=($_*2)
            Test=$Using:Test
            Something=$Using:Something
        }
}            
Get-RSjob | Receive-RSJob

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This shows the streaming aspect with Wait-RSJob

1..10|Start-RSJob {
    if (1 -BAND $_){
        "First ($_)"
    }Else{
        Start-sleep -seconds 2
        "Last ($_)"
    }
}|Wait-RSJob|Receive-RSJob|ForEach{"I am $($_)"}

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Nano Support for PoshRSJob

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